health Bug bites: To scratch, or not to scratch?

[Troblems 5,617]

I don't know what it is, but mosquitoes come from miles around to bite me. They avoid everyone else in the house/neighborhood/city to feed specifically on me. I must be delicious. Anyways, once I get a bug bite, I scratch the ever loving shit out of that mofo. I make it so much worse, but I gotta say, scratching it feels so good. So what do you do? Scratch, or ignore it?

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

Unfortunately I tend to scratch...and a lot. Pretty much one reason why I tend to be an insider...

[Celtore 2,770]

I have a tendency to scratch bug bites, especially if it's down by my feet or ankles. Those spots are the worst place, I swear they aim for there on purpose. Anti-bug bite cream usually helps a lot and maybe sometimes a bandaid to cover it up.

Edited April 3, 2016 by Celtore

[Trenchpunk 33]

Heaven help you if they somehow manage to bite you in the back, right where it's painful to stretch around to reach. That happens occasional and oh goodness is it a living nightmare. 

 

I'm a scratcher too, much to my own dismay. Just makes things worse in the end, dunnit?

[Denim&Venöm 18,966]

DO. NOT. SCRATCH!

 

That will cause you to tear open the wound, spread the venom, get more of an itchy rash and cause the wound to be infected.

 

Stop it! Stop it right now! 

Edited April 3, 2016 by Denim&Venom

[PROJECT: Simon 3,954]

I want to scratch it T^T But I know I shouldn't xD I intend to squeeze it though :C

[Luminance 2,186]

Scratch the hell out of it! It feels so good.

 

Honest though, I usually run hot water over the thing as there's no irritation to result.

[PiratePony 8,475]

Take some benadryl. Then a nap!

[Cosmik Vek 764]

Even if it's bad for me, I DON'T CARE! I tend to scratch myself a lot of times everyday even for minor itches, heck I'm even scratching myself in this moment meanwhile I'm writing this post.

[CheeryFox 23,821]

Never. But when I was a kid, I scratched all the time. Tip: Use 3% of hydrogen peroxide for mosquito bites. 

[Troblems 5,617]

Ice packs! That's what I've found to be the best remedy. But they're far, and scratching feels so good. 

[Vulcan 3,254]

I scratch the areas near it ^ ^

 

It gives close to the same relief and you don't get the negative effect (so long as you don't go over kill).

 

side note: I usually go to war with mosquitoes the moment I see some in my home o-o , completely bug spraying the area before using Citronella candles for the next couple days. I really hate bugs o-o

[Trenchpunk 33]

I'm one of those people who can have the worst mosquitoes bite, and not scratch it. For some reason, I find it very easy to avoid scratching them. If you ask me, that's a blessing because I know that once you start itching, you can't stop! I tend to stay inside during most of the summer months, so I don't get bit very often.

 

We've found them. The being of ultimate self control.

 

But no seriously, I think I speak for SO many of us when I say I really wish I was you. ;-;

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,487]

I can't resist the scratchy scratch. ;-: That is why mosquito's are one of the most tortuous fiends on the planet. 

[Grepper 3,192]

I try to not scratch bug bites because it makes them worse. It's hard to resist sometimes.

[Invincible 2,091]

I tend to try and resist this one particular urge. Though i often give in and scratch.

[AzureNightLight 122]

I remember there is this spray on chemical which removes the temptation for you to scratch the bug bite. I don't exactly know what its called, but I do know that it exists.

[Phanact 333]

>Not cutting a hole in your arm where the bug bite was and removing the puss with your teeth

[El Duderino 879]

Like any skin ailment, scratching a bug bite can make it worse and it will take longer to heal. I try to resist scratching as much as possible.

[Snake 516]

I will pinch the bug bite between my fingernails until the itch is replaced with pain. MUCH better.

[Bizarre Wizard 4,998]

Not to scratch. There's so much cool and cheap stuff in chemistry what allows you to avoid it

[Plume 922]

I tend to poke it with my nail - the pain stops the itch. Scratching tends to make it worse/bleed very quickly for me.

[SparklingSquirrels 21,341]

I don't scratch them. Usually if I ignore them for a bit the feeling will go away soon.

[EpicEnergy 23,218]

I try my best to ignore it, as scratching it only temporarily relieves the itching and the itching returns even worse afterwards.

[DubWolf 17,263]

If you scratch it feels better though  .